Final Letterman on now

[57stratdawg]

Might want to flip it over.

 

[msstate7]

Haven't watched him in years, but I was a huge fan back when the show was on nbc

 

[57stratdawg]

Hm. I always though let you were younger than that?

 

[KurtRambis4]

That

dude hasn't been funny in a decade+

 

[DancingRabbit]

Yeah, maybe so but he's an icon. He broke new ground back in the 80s

dude hasn't been funny in a decade+

I haven't watched talk shows much the last 10-15 years but Dave was my 2nd favorite behind Johnny Carson.

He should have replaced Johnny (in LA) but it's cool that CBS got him and revived the Ed Sullivan Theater. Some of the best shows were when they took it to the street outside.

 

[WrapItDog]

I had forgotten about Larry Bud Melman

 

[121Josey]

He's seen the tapes**

dude hasn't been funny in a decade+

He was never in Leno's league. Fallon has already passed him. Colbert should pass his high water mark in his first year.

Letterman had Top 10 and Paul Schaffer. He just wasn't funny or innovative at CBS.

 

[Bulldogg31]

He was at his best when he was throwing watermelons off buildings.

 

[msstate7]

Hm. I always though let you were younger than that?

I was a kid back then. I'm 38.

 

[Dawg1976]

I thought he was good when he was younger. He simply slowed down as he aged.

 

[thekimmer]

Where were you when letterman first hit the airways?.....

I was domiciled in Suttle. Watched TV on an ancient 10" B&W set bought at a yard sale. It was soon apparent that show was something different. Larry 'Bud' Melman, stupid pet and human tricks, Chris Elliot, all funny, funny stuff. Have not watched the show for many years now.

 

[Dawg1976]

I was a working man in my late 20's. FWIW.

 

[DawgatAuburn]

You're still a kid.

 

[fishwater99]

dude hasn't been funny in a decade+

You just don't have a sense of humor...
No one can match Letterman's sarcasm, it must just go over your head. Nothing to be ashamed of though..

 

[tcdog70]

You're still a kid.

better than "Your an idiot"

 

[fishwater99]

Really..

http://nypost.com/2015/05/20/here-a...&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow

 

[AlCoDog]

He has his moments, but Norm McDonald was a funnier Letterman than Letterman.

 

[The Peeper]

I go his humor but couldn't stand him and stopped watching once he started voicing his political opinions instead of sticking to humor

 

[KurtRambis4]

Thanks.

That means alot, coming from you.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

 

[NashLA]

He was never in Leno's league. Fallon has already passed him. Colbert should pass his high water mark in his first year.

Letterman had Top 10 and Paul Schaffer. He just wasn't funny or innovative at CBS.

Letterman was/has been topped by most of the late-night comics for his last 10-15+ years. In his early days, however, he had no equal, and none of the current guys come close to matching the quick wit and innovation he demonstrated back then. No knock on them - I love Fallon.

 

[MarkDallas]

Used to be my favorite, but he's been phoning it in for a while now. It's cool to go back and watch the old clips and see how much energy he had. Now he seems like he took a couple benadryl before the show.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I always thought not getting the Tonight Show really ended it for Dave. He made no secret that he was hurt, and after that he seemed to get more and more grumpy and just kinda "over it".

 

[GloryDawg]

He was cool back in the 80's but stop watching him when he left NBC and I got cable.

 

[patdog]

Sarcasm =/= Humor. Sometimes sarcasm can be funny. Sometimes it can just be bitter. With Dave, it was often bitter. When he was younger, he was incredibly funny. By the middle years, he had just turned bitter. I can't really speak to the later years because I quit watching a long time ago.

 

[MadDawg.sixpack]

Might want to flip it over.

He hasn't been funny in 20 years.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

I go his humor but couldn't stand him and stopped watching once he started voicing his political opinions instead of sticking to humor

I semi agree. I thought he was great until he started becoming more politically outspoken and less comedic. Of course I generally hate when Hollywood types make enough money to not care and then use their platform to try to give some kind of sage advice on topics that they are generally less qualified than a message board poster making coaching recommendations!

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I agree. Used to watch him when I was growing up but around 10-15 years ago he became a really bitter old man. It's stopped being funny.

 

[fishwater99]

That means alot, coming from you.

Anytime...

 

[KurtRambis4]

You just

don't know what funny is!!!1

-fishH2O

 

[EurekaDog]

Yep. Me too. (NM)

strghtrtrs

 

[KurtRambis4]

Jose Altidore**

*

 

[Palos verdes]

1. Carson

2. Leno
3. Letterman
4. Ferguson
5. Conan
6. Kimmel
7. Fallon

Interestingly, Johnny Carson lived in Jackson and attended Millsaps in the '40s.

 

[Felonious Junk]

Anybody that thinks Leno is funnier than Letterman probably watches Wheel of Fortune with regularity as well.

 

[bully12]

Letterman

Might want to flip it over.

Nope; don't think so. Haven't watched him in years since it became so obvious that he is a far left radical politically.

 

[121Josey]

Anybody that thinks Leno is funnier than Letterman probably watches Wheel of Fortune with regularity as well.

Many times I've flipped right past Letterman but stopped at the Wheel of Fortune. Just wanted you to know how desperate I was to find something interesting to watch on the tube.

 

[MadDawg.sixpack]

Anybody that thinks Leno is funnier than Letterman probably watches Wheel of Fortune with regularity as well.

Anyone that think Letterman is funny probably has a poster of Hillary Clinton hanging over their bed.

 

[tcdog70]

Cher nailed Dave on her first visit

She said he was just an a$$hole.

 

[DAWG61]

None of it is funny because it's PG TV. Put Dave on HBO and he'd be hilarious.